Air Cargo

Etihad Cargo reported tonnage in January was 32,613 metric tons, rising 27 percent from 25,600 metric tons in January 2012.

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol added 800 metric tons of additional inbound freighter capacity, an increase of 30 percent, to its usual 26 weekly freight flights...

TNT Express’s disappointing fourth quarter results revealed little about the future strategic direction the company will take in the aftermath of UPS’s abandonment of its$6.9 billion bid for the Netherlands-based integrator in January.

Pending the outcomes of investigations now being carried out in the U.S. and Japan, the president of the council of the International Civil Aviation Organization has provisionally approved an interim amendment that will prohibit the carriage of lithium ion aircraft batteries as cargo on passenger airplanes.

Both boards of directors at American Airlines and US Airways have approved a merger agreement that will combine the AMR Corporation carriers into a single unit...

Atlas Air Worldwide reported net income jumped 56 percent from $33.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 to a record $52.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.

The International Air Transport Association, an international industry trade group, has appointed Jeffrey N. Shane as general counsel.

London-based International Airlines Group, the merged British Airways-Iberia Airlines carrier, today initiated the process to eliminate 3,807 jobs at Iberia, in an effort to restructure the unprofitable...

Grupo Aeromexico reported net income in the fourth quarter of 2012 was MXN$612 million (about US$48.0 million), jumping 108 percent from $23.1 million...

Forward Air Corporation, which provides transportation and logistics services to the North American air freight and less-than-truckload market, reported profit in the fourth quarter of 2012...

The drop in demand for air cargo services out of China since the start of the Chinese New Year holidays has prompted Saudia Cargo to redeploy freight capacity to Africa to meet high demand in Europe for flowers in the run-up to Valentine’s Day.

Japan’s All Nippon Airways Co. said that its international cargo volume grew for the 11th consecutive month in December on a year-on-year basis, soaring 9.3 percent to 51,804 tons.

Unions representing workers at Iberia Airlines have announced a series of strike dates, after restructuring negotiations with management failed.

AMR Corporation, parent of American Airlines, today reported 9.3 percent decrease year-over-year in system cargo ton miles for January, at 123,014, down from 135,666 ton miles...

The International Air Transport Association, which represents about 240 airlines, has identified four priorities to make air cargo more secure and has urged stakeholders to implement the Secure Freight principles.

Nippon Express (Europe), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based logistics business Nippon Express, has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire all shares of Franco Vago, a Florence, Italy-based apparel-related logistics company.

Dubai Airports, which owns and manages both Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Central International Airport, today reported Dubai World Central handled 219,092 metric tons of air freight in 2012.

The Greek Pilot’s Union has announced a 48-hour strike, which will take place from 4 a.m. GMT on Feb. 13 (11 p.m. EDT on Feb. 12) to 4 a.m. GMT on Feb. 15 (11 p.m. EDT on Feb. 14), according to Inchcape Shipping Services.

London-based International Airlines Group, the merged British Airways-Iberia carrier, reported cargo traffic in 431 million-metric-ton kilometers of cargo in January, falling 7.7 percent from 467 million-metric-ton kilometers of cargo in January 2012.

Singapore Changi Airport reported cargo volume in December declined 3.2 percent to 1.81 million metric tons.

Australian airline Qantas today announced a series of improvements to enhance service between Australia and Asia, as part of the company’s “growing with Asia” strategy.

Emirates SkyCargo, a cargo airline based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, has appointed Moaza Al Falahi as vice president of cargo business and product development.

International Airlines Group, created from the merger of British Airways and Iberia, has confirmed that Iberia and its trade unions have not reached an agreement regarding the airline’s transformation plan proposals...

Air cargo rates are bottoming out as global demand is set to grow in 2013 after two consecutive years of decline, according to the International Air Transport Association.

Incheon Airport handled 2.4 million metric tons of cargo in 2012, down from 2.54 million metric tons in 2011 as volumes declined in nearly every major lane.

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, a trade group of airlines based in the Asia-Pacific region, today reported international air cargo demand, expressed in freight metric ton kilometers...

Revenue Technology Services, a Plano, Texas-based transportation technology company, has launched CargoPriceOpt, a pricing decision support system for the cargo industry.

DHL Express has renewed its lease agreement at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol for another 10 years.

Dubai International Airport reported cargo volume in December 2012 was 201,949 metric tons, increasing 6.5 percent from 189,593 metric tons.

Finnair will open new cargo routes to Hanoi, Vietnam, and Xi’an, China, this summer.